Cement package.



gated parcels, separable as such from the cans or other:

UNITE SATE ANDREW THOMA, or CAMBRIDGE, MASSACl-lllSE'l. or PORTLAND, MAINE, it eon CEMENT PACIiIAG-E.

Application filed October 2,1905" Serial llloyZSLhQfi'L To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known thatLArrb'nnW THOMIA, a citizen of the United States, and a resident'of Cambridge, in the county of Middlesezi and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, haveinyented an Improvement in Cement Packages, ot Whi ch the following description is a spocification.

5 invention relates to a package, whereby a semisolid cement or jellydike compound may be easily,

quickly and cheaply handled in non-adhesiye se inclosures. To this end I have succeeded in produc ing means whereby even the most perinancntly sticky cement can be done up in self-sustaining puck ages, and sol el y kept ready to the operators hand.

My invention, although applicable to all kinds of semi-solid cement ot' jelly-like consistency, is of par ticular advantage in connection with the manufacture of shoes.

. By reason oi the packaging of the cement in the manner hereinafter explained, the cement may be kept ready at hand Without deteriorating and Without fire risk or danger of smearing the shoes, machines or operators, so that thereby the Work is greatly facilitated and considerable economy of labor and cement.

results.

In making shoes it is desirable to use rubber or gutta-percl'la cements, but on account ot the volatile and inflammable nature of the'naphtha-solvents in these cements, it is customaryeither to deliver sh cement each morning or to keep the cement in an out building away from the main factory,- where it often rapidly wastes and deteriorates and in time of frost the rubber is deadencd orits'sticking quality injured by the cold; and in use, is slow to dry (especially in humid weather), expensive, wasteful, will not stick Wet leather, and because 01' its stringy character it cannot be used neatly. Accordingly my present in 'vention forms a part of my general invention, which includes the cement, whereby I retain the adv-am tages or characteristics of the gulta-percha above mentioned, and yet make possible the practical use in regular shoe factory work oi a cement having no solvent or other volatile and non-cc1nentitiou s elements.

By rcason of my present invention, the cement package can be prepared in exactly the right condt tion {or the workmens use, and yet the package is ell sustaining, so that it may be kept exposed in quantity in the factory ready .for either future or instant use,-

being maintained in its pliable and practically changeless sticky condition without sul'fering any loss in quality or quantity through evaporation.

lprepare small tubes or boxes el tarred or oiled pie per, having the inside surface coated with a thin layer Specification 0? letters Patent.

from the supporting box. oi tar that the p 1 or earthy matterike forming when dry a hard iilm, or lining; on the tarred or oiled pa These rep-. red tubes are then iilled oi the c I sell "to melted cement her; and the susthe hollow plwter pe-ling box or till As it sets it shrinks t. ightl-y migible jacket-away until the current has set. and tenor: to pul the cnyelopi J. he

nd in or without any dog down, or the package he cement.

w his knife and cuts the A irnngible jacket offerr a portion of the packe and its enveloping it ol tzn hole rifle) shell of light ,uid ecnient, and H'zll tlufreot trout the box. when 1:; paper to torpermitting1hr,

the cement set. Th s permits the :"!;Eln1't"lll oi the c ment but does mo, have the lttl'tIltililS'lL-Q oi the i'rau' .icrl. invention are particularly upn'ith 51 y cement. Such cenn-nt when njure-'1 into a or bottle (1m never be entirely rcinered, and the removal oi even a small portion l W n or bmtl" is lnhorious und t'xtrcnrcl the ttltlttrtlt smears all. over the being nearly solid, will gihle shell pr rieusly .llic advent-a mi 1 parent in comn-ction "o 1 he i bus instil ot' the rot-v1 not run but in:

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ed or oiled paperfso' ith lime and the tale or whiting,

mentioned were left en without any protecting can or bottle, it would catch against all objects which .niight come in contact therewith, and would quickly become fouled with scraps of leather, thread, shoe linings, and refuse matter, so that it would be unfit for use and would be a constant menace and nuisance in the factory. It will be seen therefore that my invention not only obviates the inconvenience, waste and delay which would be caused by attempting to use this kind of cement in cans or bottles, but at the same time it is neat and makes possible the presence of sticky cement c'n 721G836 in the shoe room without any possibility of harm resulting from the presence of such a sticky body. Besides the foregoing advantages, it is extremely econoini "al, because not only is all the cement used, but the large cost of expensive packaging which has hitherto been considered necessary is entircly done away with. The strong]y-adhesivc, viscid mass may be readily handled in its coating of plaster or tissue and can be cut into pieces to be reheated before using. The cement and its coating, which are stuck non-detachably together, are thrown into the steam jacketed pot or kettle and as the ccn'ient melts the coating breaks down and withdraws itseltaut-omatically from interference with the cement; and in the case of the frangible coating or jacket, it s pulverulent composition permits it to disintegrate and disappear.

Having described my invention,- what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. The herein, described cement package, consisting of a normally sticky, plastic, jelly-like body of cement and an external non-sticky coating adherent thereto, the cement and coating forming a self-sustaining package when cold but neither beim. selt sustaining alone, and the coating consisting: of a material capable of being broken down by the melting of the cement and of automatically withdrawin;, from interference with the cement when the latter isheated for use, without becoming incorporated into the cement compound :5. The herein described cement package, consisting of a normally sticky, jelly-like body of cement and an external non-sticky coating adherent thereto, the cement and coat inc forming; a self-sustaining package when cold. the coat bu: consisting of normally pulvernlent material readily frangible into a powder-like form when the sustaining presence ol the incloscd cenint body is withdrawn by the melting of the cement for use.

.i. The herein described cement package. consisting of a normally sticky cement body and an adherent external readily frangible routine of plastch in testimony \i'hercol'. l have signed my name to this specification, in the prcscnce 01' two subscribing witnesses.

ANDREW 'lllUMA.

\Vitncssc' til-1o. ll MAXWELL,

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